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- Display Utility .STY
- by Mike Vore
- 5492 Mystic Ct.
- Columbia, MD 21044
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- Copyright (c) 1988
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- DUSTY is offered as SHAREWARE rather than Public Domain software.
- Other programs that have similar capabilities may be offered for a lot
- more money. All I ask is that you help defray the costs of my
- producing and updating DUSTY. If you like and use DUSTY, please
- register your copy for a nominal $35. Registration will entitle you
- to receive one update and news of other products. The registration
- form is in the back of this documentation.
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- INTRODUCTION
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- VENTURA PUBLISHER ,(c) Xerox Corp., (VP), one of the more popular
- DeskTop Publishing programs, uses Style Sheets to keep the information
- regarding the format of documents to be typeset. These Style Sheets
- are encoded so that they cannot be easily deciphered. It is also time-
- consuming to load VP and look at various Style Sheets to see if which
- is the proper one. DUSTY solves these problems by presenting the user
- with a report of most of the available parameters. Options include
- routing the report to the printer for ready reference and producing a
- Brief report which only lists the names of the paragraph tags.
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- OPERATION
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- DUSTY is simple to use. Copy the program to the desired disk and sub-
- directory (normally the sub-directory where all the .STY files are
- kept or a sub-directory included in the DOS PATH). Then enter DUSTY at
- the DOS prompt. The opening screen will appear and you will be asked
- for the name of the file to examine. (If no extension is entered then
- a file extension of .STY is assumed by default.) If the file is in a
- different sub-directory, include the sub-directory name. You will then
- be asked to enter 'B' for a BRIEF report or 'F' for a full report.
- Then you will be asked for the output destination, 'P' for the
- printer, or 'S' for the screen.
- DUSTY can also be run from the command line, the Print and Brief
- options being input as parameters. To use DUSTY in this fashion, at
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- -b OR /b brief output
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- Some Style Sheets have 20 or more TAGS; a maximum if 128 are allowed
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- a full page, so make sure you have sufficient paper loaded.
- If you are not sending the output to the printer, the data will be
- presented in convenient 'screen sized' segments. You will be prompted
- to press [ENTER] to continue. At the end of the PAGE data, and at the
- end of each TAG data the user will given the additional options of 'R'
- to recycle the current display, or 'Q' to quit the program.
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- INTERPRETATION
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- A familiarity with VP is an asset when trying to interpret the output
- of DUSTY. Some of the major points are: The NAME and DATE/TIME of the
- STY file appear on the first page. This DATE/TIME is useful to
- identify the correct copy of the file. This is followed by the .WID
- file name, or a message indicating that the WID file cannot be found.
- The FONT names cannot be displayed if the WID file is missing, only
- font numbers will be displayed but all other information is correct.
- If available, all FONT names are displayed, next is information from
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- PAGE LAYOUT...
- Although VP displays letter paper size as 8.5 x 11 for both PORTRAIT
- and LANDSCAPE, DUSTY will display the size as the Width x Height
- (i.e., LANDSCAPE it shows as 11 x 8.5). This applies also to other
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- From the FRAME menu:
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- MARGIN & COLUMN... displays information on both Left and Right pages
- even if both pages are the same.
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- SIZE & SCALING... information on the frame's position on the paper.
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- VERTICAL RULES... for both Left and Right pages the Inter-Column rules
- are shown even if the dimensions are 0.000.
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- This completes the information on the underlying page. Following this
- are pages for each of the paragraph TAGS.
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- From the PARAGRAPH menu:
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- FONT... After the file name and tag number (a sequential number
- assigned by the program), DUSTY lists the tag name followed by the
- point size, the FONT name, if available, number and style. The styles
- are: LIGHT, NORMAL, BOLD and ITALIC. The next line shows the size of
- the Indent/Outdent.
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- SPACING... Line spacing and the Space reserved above and below the
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- ALIGNMENT... The alignment options shown are Left, Right, Centered,
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- BREAKS... Breaks are allowed at various places in the text and forced
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- TAB SETTINGS... Up to 16 tab settings are allowed. The tab number and
- its location is shown.
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- TYPOGRAPHIC CONTROLS... If Automatic Kerning has been selected DUSTY
- shows it as ON. If Letter Spacing is ON, then the additional space is
- indicated. The dimension here is in 'EMS'.
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- The last three display items are:
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- RULING LINE ABOVE...
- RULING LINE BELOW...
- RULING BOX AROUND...
- If the WIDTH is set to NONE, then the appropriate message appears:
- --- no rules above ---
- --- no rules below ---
- --- no box around ---
- If the WIDTH is set then the HEIGHT and LOCATION of each of the 3
- available rules are displayed. At times no rules may be desired, so
- the settings of the height and spaces are 0.000, but the WIDTH is set
- to COLUMN, MARGIN ... etc. In this case, all settings are displayed.
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- OTHER NOTES
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- WIDOWS AND ORPHANS are associated with a CHAPTER file and not recorded
- in a Style Sheet. All dimensions, except for the additional space in
- KERNING, is given in inches regardless of the mode of display, If you
- need a copy of DUSTY with dimensions displayed in another format
- (e.g., Picas and points, Centimeters), contact me for a custom copy.
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- DISCLAIMER
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- All information displayed by DUSTY has been verified by comparing
- output with VP (Ver. 1.0 & 1.1) Style Sheets and custom Style Sheets
- made using a valid range of parameters. I have not detected any
- anomalies in the output. Use DUSTY as a guide as to the contents of a
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- SHAREWARE
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- This version of DUSTY is being distributed as "shareware".
- DUSTY is copyrighted (C) 1988 by Michael Vore.
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- Non-registered users of this software are granted a limited license to
- make an evaluation copy for trial use on a private, non-commercial
- basis, for the express purpose of determining whether DUSTY is
- suitable for their needs. At the end of this trial period, you should
- either register your copy or discontinue using DUSTY.
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- What does all this really mean? If you use this program -- then you
- should pay for your copy. That way I'll be able to provide you
- support, updates and stay in business.
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- All users are granted a limited license to copy DUSTY only for the
- trial use of others. This license does NOT include distribution or
- copying of this software package:
- 1. In connection with any other product or service.
- 2. For general use within a company or institution.
- 3. For any consideration or 'disk fee'.
- 4. In modified form, i.e., the file containing this license
- information MUST be included, along with the full DUSTY documentation.
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- If you are the distributor of a public domain or user-supported
- software library, then you may be eligible to distribute copies of
- DUSTY; however, please obtain written permission from me before doing
- so. Please call or write for details.
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- ORDERING INFORMATION
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- A DUSTY registration licenses you to use the product on a regular
- basis. Registration includes notification of updates and telephone
- support. Users need register only one version of DUSTY; registration
- includes licensed use of all upgrades.
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- Individual registrations for DUSTY come in two forms. The first,
- registration only, costs $35 and assumes you have already received a
- copy of the program from whatever source. We will also send you the
- next major upgrade of DUSTY when it is released. Alternatively, if
- you so specify, we will send you the current version of the program on
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- CORPORATE LICENSES
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- All corporate, business, government or other commercial users of DUSTY
- must be registered. Corporate or site licensing is also available.
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- Please call or write for quantity discount pricing.
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- ALL PRICES AND DISCOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
- WARNING: YOU MAY NOT USE DUSTY WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION WITHOUT A
- PRIOR PURCHASE OR LICENSE ARRANGEMENT.
- Please use the enclosed order form when placing an order.
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- ORDERS OUTSIDE THE US: Please make checks drawn on US banks in US
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- Educational institutions and full-time students can apply a 20%
- discount on all prices. PLEASE include your educational institution
- letter head (with your title) or a photo-copy of your most recent
- registration slip along with any other relevant information.
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- Please direct all inquiries to:
- Michael Vore
- 5492 Mystic Ct.
- Columbia, Md 21044
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- REGISTRATION FORM
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- Please register my copy of DUSTY Version ____________(From opening
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- NAME______________________________________________________________
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